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Rochelle

Pronunciation: rah-SHEHL (key)

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Origin of the name Rochelle:

From the Ecclesiastic Late Latin and the Ecclesiastic Greek Rhachēl, which is derived from the Hebrew rāchēl (ewe).

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Nicknames for Rochelle: | Edit

Chelle, Shelly, Ro, Ro-Ro, Ro-Shelly

Meanings and history of the name Rochelle: | Edit

Can be a form of Rachel, meaning "ewe", or be a French name meaning "little rock".

Famous real-life people named Rochelle: | Edit

Rochelle Gadd, British actress
Rochelle Low, Canadian field hockey player
Rochelle Wiseman, British singer best known for S Club 8, The Saturdays

Rochelle in song, story & screen: | Edit

Rochelle, Rochelle was a fictional movie and musical in the TV show "Seinfeld"'s 9th season run. Bette Midler made a cameo as Rochelle in the stage version, for which the tagline was "A Young Girl's Strange, Erotic Journey From Milan to Minsk"
Rochelle, the mother from the sitcom "Everybody Hates Chris"

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